How to make flowers from plastic bags

How to make flowers from plastic bags

Save those plastic bags and make cheery flowers with them. Have fun!

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What You'll Need

  • green crafts
  • plastic bags
  • flowers
  • pipe cleaners

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1

    Materials:

    Plastic bags

    Scissors

    Pen

    Round object to trace around

    Pipe cleaners

     

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Step 2

    Place the uncut plastic bag on the table and smooth it flat with your hands.

    Trace a circular object and cut out the circle. You should get 2 circles each time from the 2 layers of the bag.

     

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Step 3

    Put the tip of your finger in the center of the double circle.

     

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4

    Grab the edges of the circle with your other hand and bring them up around you finger.

     

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5

    Hold the bottom and slide it off your finger.

     

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Step 6

    Twist the bottom.

     

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Step 7

    Wrap the pipe cleaner around the twisted bottom.

    Fluff out the flower.

     

  8. 8

    Step 8

    Step 8

    Place the twisted end of another flower against the pipe cleaner about 2 inches down.

     

  9. 9

    Step 9

    Step 9

    Wrap the pipe cleaner around the twisted edge of the flower.

     

  10. 10

    Step 10

    Step 10

    Repeat with another twisted flower.

    Fluff the flowers.

     

  11. 11

    Step 11

    Step 11

    That’s it! Make as many as you like for a bouquet

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